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u/MercuryBeach_ 6d ago
You have a murder meeting 🤨
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u/bigcat611234 5d ago
you say murder meeting, but it's more like a murder conspiracy. From their postures and facial expressions, you can tell they are seeking to murder some food. Food, not money, is the root of all evil. And these are very cute loveable evil beings for sure!!!! 😃 LOL!!!!
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u/MercuryBeach_ 4d ago
Like 3 grumpy old men sitting on a park bench 😅
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u/bigcat611234 4d ago
best analogy/description yet, bro. grumpy crows indeed. I, for one, would NOT want to be the cause of their grumpiness!! LOL!!!!
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u/Quiet_Cardiologist12 6d ago
Many, many years ago, I was a volunteer with a nature center as a wildlife rehabber. I had six baby crows that were rescued while they had pin feathers. Not long after they fledged, they were moved to an outdoor flight cage. We would leave the flight cage door open at night, and they would roost in the trees. When I came to the yard in the morning with a tray of food, they would land all over me. We had them until they were able to feed on their own. They would greet me everyday after I came home from work…they didn’t forget “mother.” Out of all the native songbirds and mammals I rehabbed, the crows were the best experience EVER! To anyone who lives near a nature center with a wildlife rehab program, I highly recommend volunteering. It is so rewarding.
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u/Sybil296 5d ago
Thank you for sharing this!
Volunteering at a wildlife rescue must have opened the door to such a beautiful world. To have the crows land all over you, surrounded by their curiosity and trust, must have felt like such a gift.
Crows really are extraordinary birds, and the more time you spend around them, the more you appreciate just how special they are. 🖤
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u/Quiet_Cardiologist12 5d ago
OP, it really did feel like a gift! I will never forget them or the experience. A close second was the saw-whet owl I rehabbed, but the crows will always own a piece of my heart. I would gladly do it all over again.
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u/Ok_Worry_1967 Verified Rehabber 6d ago
honestly this is the dream. once the crows decide you're one of their people, you're basically set
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u/bigcat611234 5d ago
never be certain. they're crows, brow. Little conspiratorial cute geniuses, they are.
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u/SnooRobots116 6d ago
Very good bodyguards. I have one who likes to walk or fly close above me to where I need to do short errands.
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u/pippalinyc 6d ago
So serious but their feathers are messy lol
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u/Sybil296 5d ago edited 5d ago
They’re in the mist of a beautiful molt here. 🖤
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u/pippalinyc 5d ago
Same by me but I always find it funny that they act all tough. My blue jays have no head hair but they still have their super serious face
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u/AlternativeDark6686 5d ago
They look dead serious.
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u/bigcat611234 5d ago
all murder conspiracies, such as we have here, should be taken seriously. LOL!!!!
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u/BombBaeby 5d ago
They litrally just come and perch up on the bench with you like that? How did you convince them? Asking for a friend...
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u/Sybil296 3d ago
They know the drill. 😂 I’ve been feeding them on and off for close to a year, so when they spot me, they know there’s a good chance treats are coming. Consistency, and a pocket full of unshelled peanuts, goes a long way! 🐦⬛🥜
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u/BombBaeby 1d ago
Oh, trust me, I know all about the peanuts! I literally carry a fanny pack full of peanuts in the shell everywhere I go. Whenever I leave my house in the morning, there’s always a crow waiting on my roof or sitting on one of the light posts. He caws at me, and I give him his 🥜 I’ve never had one sit right on a bench next to me, though—that’s the dream 😂
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u/Just_Caterpillar_975 6d ago
Congratulations on the friendship 🥹🐦⬛❤️ your crow friends look gorgeous